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The Verse of Light: Ayatul Nur

By Dr Husni Hammuda
“Light upon light means, Allah’s light of Guidance falling on your Fitra, your unblemished soul, your pure, natural disposition…”

Don’t build a fire!

By Khalil Moya
“Be aware that we don’t belittle what we think of as ‘small sins.’ These can build up and lead us to the hell fire…”

Muslims and the problem of addiction

By Mohamed Ghilan
“Unfortunately, instead of having sincere concern for each other, we reinforce a culture of shame to a degree that pushes those with stigmatized problems to the margins of our community and makes seeking help even the more difficult…”

The Road Less Traveled: One Rabbi’s Reflections on Islam

By Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks
“The great faiths consecrate the name of God when they honor human dignity, practice justice and compassion, lead people to feed the hungry and help the homeless, and teach their children to love, not hate. Those who respect others are respected, while those who practice violence eventually perish through violence.”

The Dangers of Fitnah

By Sheikh Abdul Hamid Lachporia
“By guarding our tongues against committing Fithnah, we take the first step towards happiness. We can do this by observing the rights of others which in turn will cause the roots of humanity and spirituality to grow, thus taking another step towards advocacy of noble traits on which the survival of every society depends. ..”

Definition of a True Mu’min

By Sheikh Abdul Hamid Lachporia
“Blessed are the sincere ones, for they are the lights of guidance that dispels darkness and adversities in this world. Such true human beings attain their exalted stations by holding fast to the rope of Allah, by spending freely and generously from what Allah favours them with, and by upholding justice.”

Love of worldly wealth

By Sheikh Abdul Hamid Lachporia
” Prophet, say to the people, “Shall we tell you who will
be the greatest losers in their works? Those whose striving
goes astray in the present life, while they think that they
were working good deeds.”